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robber

[rob-er] / ˈrɒb ər /


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It’s a faithful facsimile—with a singular ingredient absent: the soulful performance of Al Pacino in the central role of the hapless bank robber Sonny.

From The Wall Street Journal

What remains mysterious, according to Mr. Fraser’s program, is why the grave robbers took time to rescue the bodies within.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2007, he was given a police award for bravery after tackling a robber who was attacking a delivery man with a baseball bat.

From BBC

"Ludicrously, one of their concerns was that the robber was a 'customer'."

From BBC

The boy then finds all sorts of creative ways to fend off robbers, while Mom melts down once she realizes they left him behind.

From Los Angeles Times